First offender's court intervention service (FOCiS)

• Reach:

  VIC

• Focus area:

  Mainstream

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The First offender's court intervention service (FOCiS) is compulsory drug education program for first-time offenders sentenced to the program by the Magistrates' Court in Victoria. FOCiS is available to first time offenders found in possession of a small (non-commercial) quantity of illicit drugs other than marijuana. FOCiS aims to:

• explore the positive and negatives of drug use
• increase the participants understanding of their own drug use and the potential harms and consequences of that use
• develop skills to identify and reduce risk
• develop an understanding of the cycle of change and treatment options
• avoid stigma of conviction for first time offenders.

Abstract adapted from ReGen and the Victorian Department of Health

Contacts

UnitingCare ReGen
26 Jessie St
Coburg Vic 3058
Ph: (03) 9386 2876
Fax: (03) 9383 6705
Email: contact@regen.org.au

Links

• View information: First offender's court intervention service (FOCIS)
• View information: First offender's court intervention service (FOCIS)
• View information: Forensic treatment for offenders - Drug education for first offenders service (FOCiS)
• View website: Victorian Department of Health